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Johnnie Jefferson Hester 1910–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Mar 1910

Birth Location: Roxana, Lee, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 9 Apr 1983

Death Location: Hawkins, Wood, Texas, USA

Father: George HESTER

Mother: Lemma Hester

Spouse(s): Allie Hester

Children(s): James Hester, Henry Hester

Johnnie Jefferson Hester was born in 1910 in Roxana, Lee, Alabama, USA, the child of George Harold Hester And Lemma Pearl Waldrup Hester. In 1910, Johnnie Jefferson Hester resided in Roxana, Lee, Alabama, USA. In 1935, Johnnie Jefferson Hester resided in Rusk County, Texas, USA. Johnnie Jefferson Hester married Allie Bernice Strickland Hester, and had children including Emma Jean Hester, George Howard Hester, Henry Curtis Hester, Jacqueline Ann Hester Gibbs, James Fletcher Hester, Peggy Jo Hester Irby. Johnnie Jefferson Hester passed away in 1983 in Hawkins, Wood, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Johnnie Jefferson Hester was born in 1910 in Roxana, Lee, Alabama, USA, the child of George Harold Hester And Lemma Pearl Waldrup Hester.
  • In 1910, Johnnie Jefferson Hester resided in Roxana, Lee, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1935, Johnnie Jefferson Hester resided in Rusk County, Texas, USA.
  • Johnnie Jefferson Hester married Allie Bernice Strickland Hester, and had children including Emma Jean Hester, George Howard Hester, Henry Curtis Hester, Jacqueline Ann Hester Gibbs, James Fletcher Hester, Peggy Jo Hester Irby.
  • Johnnie Jefferson Hester passed away in 1983 in Hawkins, Wood, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Johnnie Hester's Ancestors

Self
Johnnie Hester
1910–1983
Birth Place: Roxana, Lee, Alabama, USA
Parents
George Harold HESTER
1884–1920
Lee County, Alabama, USA
Lemma (Pearl WALDRUP) Hester
1888–1918
Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Johnnie (Jefferson) Hester
1852–1917
Georgia, USA
Mary (E Graves) HESTER
1850–1927
Lincoln County, Georgia, USA
William (Jefferson) WALDRUP
1861–1946
Lee County, Alabama, USA
Willie (Laura SAXON) Waldrup
1872–1960
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
George HESTER
1810–1853
Frances Bailey
1815–1903
Edmund WALDROP
1826–1865
Sarah Waldrop
1834–1932
William SAXON
1839–1884
Caroline Saxon
1841–1926
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph GREER
1770–1843
Priscilla Greer
1774–1853

Johnnie Hester's Descendants

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Johnnie (Jefferson) Hester (14 Mar 1910–9 Apr 1983) m. Allie (Bernice STRICKLAND) Hester (23 Dec 1914–15 Sep 1997)
  1. 1. James (Fletcher) Hester 1937–2015
  2. 2. Henry (Curtis) Hester 1949–2023

Johnnie Hester's Timeline

6 Records

1910
14 Mar 1910
Birth of Johnnie Jefferson Hester in Roxana, Lee, Alabama, USA
Roxana, Lee, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Johnnie Jefferson Hester resided here in Roxana, Lee, Alabama, USA
Roxana, Lee, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Johnnie Jefferson Hester resided here in Rusk County, Texas, USA
Rusk County, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 30
Johnnie Jefferson Hester resided here in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Johnnie Jefferson Hester resided here in Wood County, Texas, USA
Wood County, Texas, USA
1983
9 Apr 1983
Age 73
Death of Johnnie Jefferson Hester in Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1910
    Event Place: Roxana, Lee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 683
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04080; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 123-117A
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wood, Texas; Roll: 501; Page: 43; Enumeration District: 250-32

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Roxana, Lee, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rusk County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04080; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 123-117A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 683
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jefferson, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04080; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 123-117A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Wood County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Wood, Texas; Roll: 501; Page: 43; Enumeration District: 250-32

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1983
    Event Place: Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hawkins, Wood, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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